About Living Fuels
What Are Living Fuels About?
At Living Fuels we recycle used cooking oil into a patented biofuel, LF100, and generate green electricity and heat for customers all around the UK.
We collect used oil from both the private and public sectors (please see if your business qualifies for a free oil collection) and then recycle it into biofuel in a unique process which creates purified vegetable oil without any added chemicals or supplements.
The recycled used oil can provide renewable energy for the same company who disposed of the oil in the first place, thus reducing their emission and costs.
Living Fuels are part of Renewable Energy Generation, the £70m AIM-listed renewable energy company. We are based at Hockwold, near Thetford in Norfolk.
Recovering Used Cooking Oil
Previously much of the UK’s used cooking oil was just dumped in landfill sites or worse - down the drain, but this is no longer acceptable or indeed sensible.
Caterers are now legally required to dispose of used oil through registered and licensed collectors or face large fines. Living Fuels complies with all necessary legislation.
We can help businesses avoid disposing of cooking oil to expensive and wasteful landfill sites.
Generating Renewable Energy From Used Oil
It is shocking that oil capable of producing substantial quantities of clean electricity can be literally thrown away.
It has long been recognised that much of used cooking oil is worth recovering and refining as fuel, but there has been real frustration because until now the biofuel produced has been incapable of powering electricity generation reliably.
Biofuel From Used Cooking Oil: LF100
The challenge was to find a way of completely removing the impurities from the used oil, and we’ve done it.
Use of biofuel refined from used cooking oil like our patented LF100 can save thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions by displacing electricity generated from fossil fuels.
Reducing Carbon Footprint
This process is most important to companies and organisations in the catering sector that wish to reduce their carbon footprint.
It therefore enhances the reputation of the companies concerned, and they could even complete the virtuous circle by generating their own electricity from the resulting biofuel.
The importance of reducing carbon emissions and avoiding runaway climate change cannot be over-stated. Innovative developments like ours have a really important part to play in building Britain’s green energy capacity.
Underlining this commitment, all Living Fuels vehicles used to collect used vegetable cooking oil have been converted to run on the same biofuel.
Our Team
Ian Collins - Managing Director
Ian joined REG Bio-Power as Managing Director in 2008 from international manufacturing group Plastic Omnium Urban Systems, where he was Managing Director of the UK environmental services and products division. Previously, Ian had been involved in the environmental industry as a General Manager with the waste services company, Cleanaway. Ian has also had experience within the restaurant industry as a senior manager with both Pizza Hut and Harvester.
Rob Murphy - Operations Director
Rob Murphy was appointed Operations Director of REG Bio-Power in 2008. A qualified mechanical engineer, Rob has spent 15 years building national and international operational infrastructures for retail, manufacturing and distribution businesses operating in Europe, North America and Asia. Prior to joining REG Bio-Power, Rob was Managing Director of the Supply Chain Partnership Ltd. Rob is married with three sons and is a keen Liverpool fan.
Stephen Booth - Development Director
Stephen joined REG Biopower in January 2010, after working with REG on freelance basis since 2007. He has been in the energy industry for over 25 years, and has worked on a wide variety of conventional and renewable power and energy projects including Gas Turbines, Reciprocating Engines, CHP, CCGT, Wind Turbines, Waste to Energy and Large Combustion Plant. His experience spans project management in power station construction, energy management posts with Shell and BP, and senior project development roles with both Yorkshire Electricity and Viridian. More recently he held senior management roles in two major power consultancies.
His interests are keeping fit - he recently completed Lands End to John O Groats on bike and walked the Coast to Coast, raising over £9,000 for charity - and when time permits golf.
Joanne Butcher - Accounts and Administration
After relocating to Nottingham, Jo has finally found a home at REG Biopower where she looks after all of the company’s accounting and administration needs. Jo has previously worked for Trinity Protection Systems and The Linde Group. Jo's interests include reading and socialising.
Penny Reeve - PR and Marketing Co-Ordinator
With a background in both public and private sectors, Penny has spent time teaching abroad. Since returning to the UK, she has taken on the role of PR & Marketing Co-ordinator for REG Bio-Power, a position in which she is responsible for supporting both new and existing clients as well as assisting with the promotion of the company and its rapidly expanding works. Penny's interests outside of work include a love for music and cinema, writing for a local culture magazine, and volunteering for local community projects.
Louise Murphy - Customer Service
Louise has spent the past 12 years bringing up her three boys; Jack, Tommy & Lewie. Now all the boys are in school, Louise has returned to work part time with Living Fuels as Customer Services Coordinator, looking after our 400+ clients. Louise’s early career was in purchasing, working in several Nottingham based manufacturing companies.
Rui Costa - Processing Manager
Rui da Costa, 36, joined Living Fuels in December 2009, having previously worked in the Waste and Recycling Industry with Freedom Recycling. Rui is responsible for the entire production process of our patented Biofuel, LF100, and is based at our Hockwold operation where he maintains our strict production procedures. Rui is married with 2 daughters and his interests include most sports and going to the Gym.
Mark Wagg - Van Driver
Mark Wagg, 33, joined Living Fuels in October 2008 as our UCO collection operative having previously worked for Fenland Recycling in Cambridgeshire. Mark’s responsibilities include the safe transportation of collected UCO and providing the correct paperwork to our Customers in line with our Duty of Care. Mark has 2 children and is a keen Kickboxer and Cyclist. In his spare time, Mark enjoys a good film.
The REG Group
The REG Group is built up of 5 companies; Renewable Energy Generation, Cornwall Light and Power, REG Biopower, Living Power and Living Fuels. Each of these companies has been created to aid the growth of our renewable energy network within the UK.
We have created a network of businesses that can create energy from many different sources of renewable energy resources and are involved in Investing, Owning, Developing, Constructing and Operating Renewable energy operations across the UK.
Contacting REG
Tel: 01842 828395
Email: enquiries@livingfuels.co.uk